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Well, I made contact with my "local" dealer (actually some 55 miles away) and I inquired if they would cover this under warranty, since I'm only a few days out of my original warranty period. They checked with Guzzi, and Guzzi said no. So, tomorrow, I'm going to call Guzzi myself and I'm hoping to get some coverage. I understand the issue of the fuel map being suspect, but I can't wrap my head around that being the true issue. Fuel maps don't just "go bad." The bike is behaving like it's not fuel injected, but rather carburated, running cold with no choke - until it warms up (3-4 minutes) and then it runs perfectly. Previous to this, I always started, and rode right off. No warm up time, just like my BMWs. Sure, I don't hammer on her until she's warmed up a bit, but there was none of this stumbling and stalling. Again, I admit my ignorance of Guzzis, but I did have a friend with a Harley once which exhibited a similar issue. Turns out a sensor was bad, leading the ECU in that bike to fail to richen up the mixture while it was cold. Sounds EXACTLY like what is happening here.Let's see what Guzzi says tomorrow re coverage. It's worth trying, since I'm so close to warranty period, AND I have gotten their bike in the press a time or two....-MKL
The saga is over, and I must say, I'm feeling a tad ripped off.I took the bike to Ferracci as previously discussed. To their credit, they tried to upload a new map and send me on my way, but that didn't make any difference, so they gave me a loaner and told me they'd need more time.A week went by and I called to check on the bike, and they told me it was the Throttle Position Sensor, and that they were working with Guzzi for goodwill reimbursement.Then another week went by with no news, so I called and was told they were working on it, negotiating with Guzzi.Then another few days went by, and they called and said that actually, it was the map and some bad gas. How, pray tell, does a map "go bad" and why would bad gas only affect the bike when cold? The mystery deepens. The bike was ready for pickup.I arrived and was told that the tech (Ferracci himself, apparently) had spent an hour diagnosing the problem and two hours fixing it. The fix, according to the invoice, was 2 fresh gallons of gas, two new spark plugs, another map reload, and a "TPS reset," for a total of $400.00. Naturally, none of it covered under goodwill.I paid and left, because, really, what choice do I have? There aren't other dealers around here, but next time when I need service, I may venture farther away. I'm not the type to scream and yell when paying my bill, but this fix and this bill make little sense to me.-MKL
It's running perfectly.
FBF dyno'd my Calvin in an attempt to cure the shitty closed-loop fueling. Did NOTHING, and they charged me 1/2 hour service to remove my bags because they were too WIDE for the dyno booth. Each bag is held on by three acorn nuts that just need to be loosened to lift the bags off. I could have done same in 1 minute in their parking lot. But the kicker is the protection bars that wrap underneath the bags stay in place, and they extend out WIDER than the bags! $400 later my arse was bleeding and the bike never ran right until Todd @ GuzziTech's re-flash.Burned once, shame on them. Burned twice.....
How many miles did they put on the bike while it was there? (curious)